The 16 Habits of Mind identified by Costa and Kallick include:

1. Persisting
2. Managing impulsivity
3. Listening with understanding and empathy
4. Thinking flexibly
5. Thinking about thinking
6. Striving for accuracy
7. Questioning and posing problems
8. Applying past knowledge to new situations
9. Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
10. Gathering data through all senses
11. Creating, imagining, innovating
12. Responding with wonderment and awe
13. Taking responsible risks
14. Finding humour
15. Thinking interdependently
16. Remaining open to continuous learning

Think Different

We can argue all day whether or not "Think Different" should be "Think Differently", but Apple's inspiring commercial captures the essence of what we should value and what we should cultivate in our schools. Students, teachers and parents should feel free to be one of the "crazy ones" that the commercial lauds^[1] .

Art Costa

Art Costa developed the 16 Habits of Mind as a framework for understanding the qualities and the dispositions that will lead people to success. Here, he articulates his vision of the meaning of the 16 habits^[2] .

Success is nothing new

Art Costa and Bena Kallick are not the only people to explore the idea of the habits of successful people. The video below from TEDTalksgives credence to this idea of success coming from an acquired and practised set of habits and behaviours. The spirit of the 16 Habits of Mind is evident in Richard St John's 8 Secrets of Success^[3] .

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1. ^ Apple: Think Different (1997). Accessed 28 September, 2009 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAQ9qPiEfQA
   
2. ^ Mindful by Design (2009) Art Costa Talks About the Habits of Mind. Accessed 28 September, 2009 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT0vXFP_RYI
3. ^ TED (2006) Richard St John's 8 Secrets of Success. Accessed 28 September, 2009 at http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html